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de·scrip·tiv·ism (dĭ-skrĭpʹtə-vĭz'əm)
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The practice or application of descriptive linguistics, especially in the analysis of grammar.de·scripʹtiv·ist adj. & n.
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descriptivism — /dəˈskrɪptɪvɪzəm/ (say duh skriptivizuhm) noun 1. an approach which is characterised by classification or description rather than by explanation. 2. Ethics the philosophical idea that moral judgements have an inherent truth. Compare… …
descriptivism — noun 1. (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value • Topics: ↑ethics, ↑moral philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑doctrine, ↑philosophy, ↑philosophical system, ↑school of though … Useful english dictionary
descriptivist — descriptivism, n. /di skrip teuh vist/, n. 1. a writer, teacher, or supporter of descriptive grammar or descriptive linguistics. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or based on descriptive grammar or descriptive linguistics. [1950 55; DESCRIPTIVE + IST] * … Universalium
